Director Accounting

Job Description

This is a compelling opportunity to join the Corporate Finance team at the company’s global headquarters in Milwaukee, WI. The Director of Accounting is a senior controllership leader responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the company’s global accounting operations and financial reporting, ensuring compliant internal and external reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP, SEC, and SOX requirements.

The role owns critical enterprise controllership processes including global month-end close, consolidations, technical accounting and accounting policy governance, statutory financial statement support, and the adoption of new accounting standards. As a primary liaison to external auditors and key governance forums, the Director supports quarterly and annual reporting cycles, earnings processes to ensure consistency, transparency, and discipline in financial reporting worldwide.

A core focus of this position is Finance Transformation—driving close acceleration, global process standardization, control optimization, and automation to improve quality, speed, and scalability.

Partnering closely with the VP, Corporate Controller & Principal Accounting Officer, the Director provides leadership continuity and may assume broader controllership responsibilities as needed, while developing high-performing teams and leading complex accounting matters, audit readiness, and enterprise initiatives.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s external financial reporting, disclosure governance, and audit engagement processes, including SEC filings, earnings releases, Disclosure Committee meetings, and Audit Committee support.
• Management and supervision of accounting functions, including month end close and SOX compliance for certain corporate entities.
• Provide controllership oversight and accounting governance over planning and forecasting processes, including review of key assumptions and financial impacts.
• Oversee companywide technical U.S. GAAP accounting (including research and preparation and/or review of technical accounting white papers), including but not limited to:
• Revenue recognition
• Legal, environmental, and product liability contingencies
• Derivative financial instruments
• Share-based compensation expense
• Pension and post-retirement obligations
• Product liability
• Lease accounting
• Intangible asset impairment assessment
• Purchase accounting
• Ownership of companywide Sarbanes Oxley compliance which includes responsibility for maintaining the Company’s accounting policies and the global risks and controls matrix.
• Ownership of monthly consolidation process and system chart of accounts ensuring appropriate reporting for external purposes.
• Review, interpret, evaluate and coordinate adoption of all new U.S. GAAP accounting and SEC reporting regulations.
• Manage global financial reporting monitoring control activities through the following activities:
• Review responses to quarterly representation letters provided to ensure that all exceptions are identified and understood and communicated to appropriate levels of management.
• Ensure financial reporting consistency globally including revenue and expense recognition, cost classification and reserve recognition.
• Monitor issuance of statutory financial statements and related audit issues.
• Conduct quarterly telephonic reviews with regional finance teams, ensuring compliance with Company policies.
• Accounting team lead for entity rationalization process.
• Oversee and lead companywide technical accounting workshops and/or trainings.
• Drive enterprise accounting transformation initiatives, including close acceleration, process automation, systems optimization, and global standardization to support scalable growth.
• Assist Corporate Controller or others in the preparation, analysis and presentation of financial reports for management and outside organizations.
• Work on other ad hoc projects as assigned (due diligence, purchase accounting, working capital improvement, etc.).
  

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• CPA license required
• Minimum of 7 years of accounting with an in-depth knowledge of preparing U.S. GAAP financial statements or related experience including 2 years with a public accounting firm
  
  

What We Offer You

• Competitive total rewards package including benefits beginning on day one of employment
• Continuing education & training – tuition reimbursement and scholarship program for those who qualify
• Onsite fitness center, golf simulator, employee lounge and beautiful walking path
• Onsite café offering variety of breakfast and lunch items
• Monthly team building, engagement events and community involvement
• Work from home every Wednesday
• 11 paid holidays and 3 weeks of vacation that we encourage everyone to use!
• Paid parental leave